"Your Teenage Years Are Gone" genre: Power Pop
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	MP3.com CD: The Invisible Hand - buy it! CD: The Invisible Hand   Label: Self-released Credits: Randy Gaston and Jimmy Williams
	Story Behind the Song People either love or hate this one. We've gotten some flak from teenagers at shows about singing songs that "make fun of teenagers." Reading the lyrics puts that to rest. It's about people our age (20s/30s) who ACT like typical teenagers, meaning that they are too scared to face adult responsibilities, live their lives like nothing really matters, and don't want life to be some heavy trip, man. Randy wrote most of this song, and it's about a very specific person, in fact. Lyrics Indecisiveness, such a childish act Always pushing me to get your act straight It's many years past sixteen, it's time for you to grow up Before it's too late Something out there more, you think Your mind begins wandering Time to realize there's no Gold at the end of life's rainbow Your teenage years are gone Immature thinking can't go on You're not another sheep to follow the flock Be original, think of what you want Your teenage years are gone Your middle twenties had a lot to do with your friends' influence The clothes you wore and what they thought of you You always had to be part of the crowd To drink, party and get real loud Now you've come to the split in the road Don't know which way you want to go Which ever path you might undertake Might leave you thinking you've made a big mistake Your teenage years are gone Youth can only last so long It's time to grow up, time to get your act straight Try to make the right choice, don't procrastinate Your teenage years are gone To figure out this mystery I'd be a sleuth I'm tired of this bullshit to tell you the truth Childish thinking leaves me aloof In conclusion, you've outlived youth Your teenage years are gone Immature thinking can't go on You're not another sheep to follow the flock Be original, think of what you want Your teenage years are gone

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